Ireland

Scarlet pimpernel

Anagallis arvensis

Description
Annual seed-propagated weed with a thin taproot, opens flowers before rain. A. arvensis was used as a medicinal plant against mental diseases.

Characteristic Features
Sessile, opposite leaves.
Orange-red flowers.
Globose fruits.

Cotyledons
Cotyledons spatulate, acuminate, smooth-margined, sprinkled underneath.

Stems
Prostrate, only slightly ascending, not very ramified, square in cross-section, hairless, up to 15 cm (5.9 inch).

Leaves
Round oval to broad ovate, deep green, glossy, with dark dots underneath, entire margin, nearly sessile, crosswise opposed or coroniform in groups of three.

Pesticides
Anthem
intensity: ★★★
Basagran SG
intensity: ★★★
Benta 480 SL
intensity: ★★★
Betanal Max Pro
intensity: ★★★
Buzzin
intensity: ★★★
Buzzin.
intensity: ★★★
Devrinol
intensity: ★★★
Ethosat 500
intensity: ★★★
Finy
intensity: ★★★
Flexidor
intensity: ★★★
Flight
intensity: ★★★
Most Micro
intensity: ★★★
Nirvana
intensity: ★★★
PDM 330 EC
intensity: ★★★
Pelican Delta
intensity: ★★★
Sencorex Flow
intensity: ★★★
Shotput
intensity: ★★★
Stomp 400 SC
intensity: ★★★
Stomp Aqua
intensity: ★★★
Venzar Flowable
intensity: ★★★
Wing P
intensity: ★★★
Agroxone 50
intensity: ★★
Barclay Seismic WG
intensity: ★★
Compitox Plus
intensity: ★★
D50
intensity: ★★
Duplosan KV
intensity: ★★
Farmco Undersown
intensity: ★★
Goltix 70 SC
intensity: ★★
Mitron WG
intensity: ★★
Pyramin DF
intensity: ★★
Totril
intensity: ★★
Twinprop.
intensity: ★★
Barclay Propyzaflash
intensity: ★
CIPC
intensity: ★
DyWeed 50
intensity: ★
Embutone
intensity: ★
Farmco Floxxy
intensity: ★
Judo
intensity: ★
Kerb Flo
intensity: ★
Relva
intensity: ★
Starane Hi-Load HL
intensity: ★
Trilogy.
intensity: ★
Trilogy
intensity: ★
Tropotox
intensity: ★
Bacara
intensity: N/A
Barclay Keeper 500
intensity: N/A
Betanal Flow
intensity: N/A
Careca
intensity: N/A
Damine
intensity: N/A
Hatchet Xtra
intensity: N/A
Metro 20
intensity: N/A
Nortron 50 SC
intensity: N/A
Oxytril CM
intensity: N/A
Stellox
intensity: N/A